Schwartz Loses a Hand "By Mistake"

Cary Katz opens the button to 9,000, and Noah Schwartz three-bets to 24,000. In the big blind, Ray Falinsky tries to call the 9,000 before the dealer informs him it’s more than that. The floor is called, and the ruling is that the 9,000 must remain in the pot, but Faltinsky still has the option to fold, call, or raise. He eventually settles on a call, and Katz calls too.

The flop comes 742, and Schwartz contiues out with 32,000. Faltinsky calls, Katz folds, and it’s heads up to the turn.

It’s the 7 to pair the board, and Schwartz slows down and checks. Faltinsky has 88,000 chips remaining, and he quickly announces, “All in.”

Schwartz is less than thrilled at the spot he’s found himself in, and he takes several minutes to squirm in his chair. At one point, he asks for a count, then begins talking to himself as he waits to hear the number.

“I might lose this hand by mistake,” he says, then, referencing his time in the tank, “Sorry, you guys.” After another minute or so, he repeats the same two sentences, clearly struggling with the decision. After some time, he surrenders.

Faltinsky collects the pot to move up to 228,000, knocking Schwartz down to 502,000 in the process.

A few minutes after the hand, the two men are still chatting about it.

“Did you have a big pair?” Faltinsky asks.

“No, I was going to call you with ace high,” comes the reply from Schwartz.